Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-13

IAnOAsrHI, AUGUST Is. ~.


~ 0tvu service commission wholly &C.
49, Postmaster Ha1ity, OF Philadelphia,
p ~ charges which some time since were
- against him, chiefly alleging parti.
fDnGhip In his conduct OF the office. The
g1AEgs made little impression, as 1t has
b11n wsl understood that they were ma
1lo1sualy prompted and quite groundless !;
oat ~ report Of the commission puts
eo0pasto quietus upon them. It deals
W11A them quite elaborately, and is quite
1l1srssting in the exposition which it
Nabss Of the origin OF the charges against
1gr. Harity, and in the explanation which
eGsn - to the comparatively small re.
GoSaint placed upon the federal officehold-
oSinth Tie matter Of making removals even
1oe partisan reason. Tho commission says
thAt Tie law dos not make removals for
DoEtina reasons IN offense. It pro.
hihits rsmovals for refusal to make
eon1Tibutions Of money or services to .
pe1itioal party, but IL removal for such
'eRnso , made, The person removed cannot
6emand his restoration, though be may se.
euEo TIE removal Of the one who violated
~ NV In removing him.
Is appears that the reasons for removal
80 not required to be stated which adds
1uoh 70 The absoluteneD Of the removing
roWsr. Two Of tho commissioners think
49, it would b we'll to have the law
eDendsd - - to require the reasons for
lSo0oval to be stated but Commissioner
16gerton does not agree with his asso.
'elAes IN the recommendation and we
Ithink that be ID sounder than they in his
Judgment. It certainly would greatly
hamper and embarrass the government
CGA6of. tn charge Of many men, that he
GAouA b required to state his reasons for
- desiring their further service. II
wouN result in the need OF the establish.
snoat of . court BY every official to try and
.enoviet the subordinate, before he could be
'1teeharsed. No subordinate should be
Fot1Nte& 70 have such hold upon his
place. It 10 necessary for the good of the
esrsics that the power Of removal should
1e6apable Of speedy exercise and there
must be reliance placed upon the good
judgment and good faith Of the superior
oGacer.
According to The view of the commission
The power Of removal may be freely used:
md there win be better opinion Of the
future OF the civil service law from this
exposition Of its effect. The commission
thinks that the law IL all right and the ap.
pointing officers arc all right, and that about
II The trouble in the execution comes from
~ loose lying Of partisan newspapers,
which seek to create the belief that their
political opponents are abusing the law and
appointing only their partisans to place
~ result being that only the partisans OF
ths party in power apply for places. The
renedy will como, the commission thinks,
when partisan feeling quiets down 60 as to
permit affair and free operation OF the law,
which aims to ignore party in the classes
q o6aces for whose selection 1t provides.
The case Of Postmaster Harrity serves
= make very clear the partisan un.
fairnees Of the Republican press. He sue.
eoedsd Postmaster Huidekoper, who also
DHved under the civil service law, and
who handed him the Office with . full com.
p1ement OF Republican employees.
The Republican impudence was supreme
which would asssil Postmaster Harrity for
DaEtisan abuse Of the civil service law.
whils . large number Of his subordinatss
Wsgo Republicans.